School of Medicine Academic Calendar
To help coordinate the increasingly integrated communities at the School of Medicine, our Academic Calendar combines dates relevant to all our matriculating programs: MD, MS, and PhD. If you have questions regarding this page or its content, please contact
Kurt Schade in Educational Programs and Services (EPS).
Below is the School of Medicine calendar for the 2007-2008 academic year. SoM academic calendars for previous years are also available in PDF format:
For more information about clinical clerkships periods for MD students, visit our clinical clerkships Web site .
The School of Medicine Academic Calendar honors and cites many dates from the Stanford University Academic Calendar. Please visit the Stanford University Registrar's Office online to view and print Stanford University Academic Calendars in their entirety.
2007-2008 School of Medicine Academic Calendar
(Last updated Monday, August 27, 2007)
Applies to all programs for matriculating students, unless otherwise noted:
"MD" for MD program, "GRAD" for MS/PhD programs.
Dates are subject to change.
A PDF version of the 2007-2008 calendar is available for easy printing
(opens in a new browser window).
AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1082; MD Program Q1 and Q4)
August 20
Mon
Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment
August 22
Wed
MD — University housing move-in date;
SWEAT orientation
August 23-26
Thu-Sun
MD — SWEAT trip
August 27-29
Mon-Wed
MD — New student orientation
August 29
Wed
MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine
August 29
Wed
MD — Dean's Reception and Stethoscope Ceremony (invitation only)
August 30
Thu
MD — Instruction begins for MD courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine
September 3
Mon
Labor Day (holiday; no classes)
September 21-23
Fri-Sun
GRAD — Bioscience graduate student
camping trip
September 24
Mon
First day of autumn quarter
September 24
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 4
September 24
Mon
GRAD — Instruction begins
September 24
Mon
GRAD — Bioscience graduate student orientation
September 27
Thu
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for summer quarter
October 1
Mon
MD — Scholarly Concentration declaration deadline for first-year students
October 7
Sun
Last day to file study lists
October 14
Sun
Last day for adding courses
October 19
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 4)
October 21
Sun
Last day for dropping courses
October 22
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 5
November 18
Sun
GRAD — Deadline to apply for autumn quarter degree conferral
November 19
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 6
November 19-23
Mon-Fri
Thanksgiving recess (no classes)
December 3-9
Mon-Sun
End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")
December 7
Fri
Last day of instruction
December 7
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 6)
December 10-14
Mon-Fri
End-Quarter examinations
December 14
Fri
GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for autumn degree conferral
December 17-
January 6
Mon-Sun
MD — Winter Break for first-year Practice of Medicine and clinical students (no classes)
December 17-
January 7
Mon-Mon
Winter Break for GRAD and second-year Practice of Medicine MD students (no classes)
December 18
Tue
Grades due at 11:59 p.m.
WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1084; MD Program Q2 and Q5)
November 19
Mon
Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment
January 7
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 7
January 7
Mon
MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine
January 8
Tue
First day of winter quarter
January 8
Tue
Instruction begins for courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine
January 10
Thu
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter
January 21
Mon
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday, no classes)
January 21
Mon
Last day to file study lists
January 27
Sun
Last day for adding courses
February 3
Sun
Last day for dropping courses
February 4
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 8
February 18
Mon
President's Day (holiday, no classes)
February 22
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 8)
February 27-
March 2
Wed-Sun
GRAD — Bioscience admissions interview weekend
March 2
Sun
GRAD — Deadline to apply for winter quarter degree conferral
March 3
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 9
March 10-16
Mon-Sun
End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")
March 14
Fri
Last day of instruction
March 17-21
Mon-Fri
End-Quarter examinations
March 20
Thu
MD — Match Day
March 21
Fri
GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for winter degree conferral
March 24-30
Mon-Sun
MD — Spring Break for preclinical students (no classes)
March 24-31
Mon-Mon
GRAD — Spring Break (no classes)
March 25
Tue
Grades due at 11:59 p.m.
SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1086; MD Program Q3 and Q6)
March 10
Mon
Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment
March 31
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 10
March 31
Mon
MD — Instruction begins for first- and second-year Practice of Medicine courses
April 1
Tue
First day of spring quarter
April 1
Tue
Instruction begins for courses other than Practice of Medicine
April 3
Thu
GRAD — Conferral of degrees for winter quarter
April 13
Sun
Last day to file study lists
April 13
Sun
Deadline to apply for spring quarter degree conferral
April 18
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students
(Period 10)
April 18
Fri
MD — 25th Annual Stanford Medical Student Research Symposium
April 20
Sun
Last day for adding courses
April 25
Fri
MD — Last day of instruction for second-year
students
April 27
Sun
Last day for dropping courses
April 28
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 11
May 26
Mon
Memorial Day (holiday, no classes)
May 26
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 12
May 30-June 5
Fri-Thu
End-Quarter period ("Dead Week")
June 4
Wed
Last day of instruction for GRAD and first-year
MD students
June 5
Thu
Day before finals (no classes)
June 6
Fri
GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for spring degree conferral
June 6-11
Fri-Wed
End-Quarter examinations
June 12
Thu
Grades for graduating students due at noon
June 13
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students
(Period 12)
June 14
Sat
School of Medicine Commencement — all degree programs
June 15
Sun
Stanford University Commencement
June 17
Tue
Grades for non-graduating students due
at 11:59 p.m.
June 23-29
Mon-Fri
MD — Vacation for MD clinical students
SUMMER QUARTER
(Term 1088)
April 14
Mon
Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment
June 24
Tue
First day of summer quarter
June 24
Tue
Instruction begins
June 29
Sun
Last day to file study lists
June 30
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 1
July 4
Fri
Independence Day observance (holiday, no classes)
July 6
Sun
Last day for adding courses
July 13
Sun
Last day for dropping courses
July 28
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 2
August 3
Sun
GRAD — Deadline to apply for summer quarter degree conferral
August 9-14
Sat-Thu
End-quarter period ("Dead Week")
August 14
Thu
Last day of instruction
August 15
Fri
MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 2)
August 15-16
Fri-Sat
End-quarter examinations
August 19
Tue
Grades due at 11:59 p.m.
August 25
Mon
MD — First day of clerkships for Period 3
September 19
Fri
GRAD — Last day to submit dissertation for summer degree conferral